http://sweat365.com/forum/ Forums Forum: Nutrition en Fri, 21 Nov 2008 03:12:32 +0000 http://sweat365.com/forum/topic/348#post-2517 Thu, 06 Nov 2008 23:54:26 +0000 nutritionexpert 2517@http://sweat365.com/forum/ <p>Ooops! I meant to also add that if you looking into using a protein powder, soy, whey and egg are all complete proteins; however, rice is not. </p> http://sweat365.com/forum/topic/348#post-2516 Thu, 06 Nov 2008 21:55:22 +0000 nutritionexpert 2516@http://sweat365.com/forum/ <p>Re: Rice protein: Rice does not contain all the essential amino acids and therefore, is not a complete protein. You must combine it with another complementary protein to make it complete. </p> http://sweat365.com/forum/topic/552#post-2310 Thu, 25 Sep 2008 12:39:02 +0000 Kate 2310@http://sweat365.com/forum/ <p>Look into <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hemp">Hemp Protein</a>. I use <a href="http://nutiva.com/products/0_protein.php">Nutiva</a>. It has a good amount of protein and fiber. Hemp is also the only complete vegetable protein with all 21 amino acids. I used to use whey (with no chemicals added - just plain), but I am gravitating towards more vegetables than meats in my diet. </p> http://sweat365.com/forum/topic/552#post-2304 Wed, 24 Sep 2008 04:25:39 +0000 cquigsrunner 2304@http://sweat365.com/forum/ <p>I'm not sure if this site helps, but there's a list of high protein foods, and examples of protein in vegetables and wheats at the bottom...<br /> <a href="http://www.weightlossforall.com/protein_content_from_good_source.htm" rel="nofollow">http://www.weightlossforall.com/protein_content_from_good_source.htm</a> </p> http://sweat365.com/forum/topic/552#post-2303 Wed, 24 Sep 2008 04:21:31 +0000 cquigsrunner 2303@http://sweat365.com/forum/ <p>Any tofu is really good for you. In fact, some people argue that it's better than the real meats, because it's lower in fat content. The main reason that a lot of veg. sources of protein aren't as good is because of the lack of amino acids. I'm not sure how strict of a vegetarian you are, but cheeses/yogurts/eggs all have some of these amino acids. Also, you can consider oils that contain Omega3 to help boost (it's usually found in fish).</p> <p>I was a vegetarian for 6 years. I know how hard it can be. I eventually gave it up so that I could train healthy. </p> http://sweat365.com/forum/topic/552#post-2302 Wed, 24 Sep 2008 03:50:39 +0000 horsefly 2302@http://sweat365.com/forum/ <p>Is there anyone here that has experience with being a vegetarian and eating right for strength training? I'm not a fan of protein powders, so I really want to get it all from food. I'm constantly reading that you should eat protein, protein, protein for building muscle, but I know that most vegetarian sources of protein aren't complete proteins. Which ones should I eat? When and how much? Any help, greatly appreciated. </p> http://sweat365.com/forum/topic/348#post-2242 Thu, 11 Sep 2008 05:00:14 +0000 Doug Greisen 2242@http://sweat365.com/forum/ <p>I'd like to see some commentary regarding rice protein from some of the nutrition experts. Thx. </p> http://sweat365.com/forum/topic/348#post-2226 Thu, 04 Sep 2008 15:20:20 +0000 togetthere 2226@http://sweat365.com/forum/ <p>Soy alert!!!<br /> <a href="http://westonaprice.org/soy/promotion.html" rel="nofollow">http://westonaprice.org/soy/promotion.html</a><br /> <a href="http://westonaprice.org/mythstruths/mtsoy.html" rel="nofollow">http://westonaprice.org/mythstruths/mtsoy.html</a> </p> http://sweat365.com/forum/topic/442#post-2188 Fri, 22 Aug 2008 00:19:31 +0000 msteechur 2188@http://sweat365.com/forum/ <p>I know this is a month old, but I'm going to back up what Brad said. Voice of experience here (and I know his is too). I've lost over 100 lbs. and running was a BIG part of that. </p> <p>When you start running you will find you're more hungry. You're revving your metabolism quite a bit and your body is going to say "Whoa now, Nellie! You're asking me to do more here. What is in it for ME?" You can explain the buff hiney, the great legs, and the runner's physique, but it's pretty much just gonna want another cookie...or ten.</p> <p>So if you TRULY want to be serious about losing weight and gaining fitness you have to balance it. It truly IS a number's game. I work with people who go one way or the other. Either they restrict calories and workout to the point where I'm practically screeching at them, "You HAVE to put fuel in your tank if you're going to ask it to perform like this!" or I'm gently pointing out that "It's great that you ran 3 miles, but um...your Big Mac and large fries was about 800 calories and you only burned about 300." It's really hard to "guesstimate" what your calories in vs out are without journaling. </p> <p>I know...journaling is a four letter word to some people. BUT, if you look at the National Weight Loss Registry, they have tracked people who have lost and kept off weight, for many years. And it shows that those of us who are successful at weight loss, long term, journal our food. I journal every day. Sure, I could wing it, but why would I? If I need to lose ten pounds, for example, and I know that all week I ate an average of 2500 calories and burned an average of 500 calories I know I'm eating about 2000 calories a day. If I want to lose 2 pounds a week I can cut back 500 calories a day and lose about a pound a week, or 1000 calories a day and lose 2. Or I can up my exercise a bit and cut back 750 calories a day. But if I don't JOURNAL, how can I truly "know" I'm not cutting back too much or not enough? </p> <p>So I'd suggest take a look at one of the free online program (www.fitday.com <a href="http://www.sparkpeople.com" rel="nofollow">http://www.sparkpeople.com</a>) and just journal your food while you're training. You'll soon enough figure out what it takes to lose a little and you won't be "guessing". </p> <p>Like I said...still journal here. I will probably never stop. When someone does ask if I will, I just say I might stop when I've maintained a healthy weight for as long as I maintained obesity. So when I'm about 70, or so, I might stop journaling. Until then, it's a small price to pay for good health and maintaining weight loss.</p> <p>Tory<br /> <a href="http://www.journey-fitness.com" rel="nofollow">http://www.journey-fitness.com</a> </p> http://sweat365.com/forum/topic/283#post-2187 Fri, 22 Aug 2008 00:06:34 +0000 msteechur 2187@http://sweat365.com/forum/ <p>Oh, and while we're sharing, I have a pre-workout "muffin" I make that could easily be taken with you on a bike ride or run as they are pretty dense. I just put them in muffin tins and let them bake in a toaster oven while I get ready. They're VERY simple.</p> <p>1/2 small banana (the mushier the better)<br /> 1/2 cup rolled oats<br /> 1-2 Tbs ground flax seed (although I'm going to try the popped)<br /> 1 tsp or so pumpkin pie spice (or equivalent)<br /> 1/4 tsp baking powder<br /> 1/4 tsp baking soda<br /> 1-2 egg whites<br /> a few cranberries, berries, cherries, etc. (dried) for some flavor snap</p> <p>Mush bananas, mix in dry stuff, toss in whites, feed yolks to dogs begging at your feet. Bake at 350 for 15 minutes while you get ready for your run. Make coffee. Let cool. Eat while reading your favorite running-related book (Marathon Woman is what I'm reading right now).</p> <p>Options:<br /> Replace banana with about 1/4 cup pumpkin (healthier than healthy...good stuff), add a bit of sweetener and a pinch of salt.</p> <p>Toss in some nuts.</p> <p>Bounce a few chocolate chips in (I poke them into the middle for a little surprise)</p> <p>Bake as bars and take along for a ride. If you overcook them a bit you can get them crispy.</p> <p>Pop some millet or try other grains. </p> <p>These don't really taste like "muffins" as much as a really good hearty...almost like a breakfast cookie, but not the "we just pretend we're healthy but really are junk food in disguise" type breakfast cookies. I like them because they're VERY easy (whip it up in less than 5 minutes, allowing time to trip over dogs three times), are easy on my stomach before a race, have good staying power, yet don't fill me up to the point they feel heavy on the stomach. They actually started as oatmeal banana pancakes, but I kept burning the little buggers so I bought a toaster oven and started baking them. Since it has a timer, no more burned banana pancakes. (Alas, no more Jack Johnson song going through my head the entire time either.)</p> <p>Tory<br /> <a href="http://www.journey-fitness.com" rel="nofollow">http://www.journey-fitness.com</a> </p> http://sweat365.com/forum/topic/283#post-2185 Thu, 21 Aug 2008 23:58:45 +0000 msteechur 2185@http://sweat365.com/forum/ <p>Those look REALLY healthy Moe. If you want to get a nutrition breakdown, you can get a free account at <a href="http://www.recipezaar.com" rel="nofollow">http://www.recipezaar.com</a> and enter them in. In a few days they'll let you know your recipe has been figured out and you can go check out the nutrition breakdown. If you don't want to or don't feel comfortable doing that, and wouldn't mind if I put it in my Recipezaar account, I could do it for you. (I didn't want to be presumptuous.) Then when the breakdown comes in I can post it here.</p> <p>My email is tory at journey-fitness.com</p> <p>Tory<br /> <a href="http://www.journey-fitness.com" rel="nofollow">http://www.journey-fitness.com</a> </p> http://sweat365.com/forum/topic/283#post-2090 Tue, 05 Aug 2008 13:16:56 +0000 jdkcubed 2090@http://sweat365.com/forum/ <p>An amazing taste change -- EASY. I often mix my own granola from all types of grains at my local health food store. And if you want to add a crunchy, nutty taste to you energy bars (granola) add "Popped Flax Seeds".<br /> 1 tbsp flax seeds in a small custard dish or coffee cup (MUST be glass orceramic plastic will melt!!) cover with paper towel microwave 35 secs. SHAKE then microwave another 45 secs or until "popping" slows down (just like popcorn). Be care they are HOT so leave them cool uncovered (so the steam escapes) when cool add to your bars - amazing flavor. microwaves vary, so will popping times. </p> http://sweat365.com/forum/topic/346#post-2063 Mon, 28 Jul 2008 01:39:03 +0000 jeannie 2063@http://sweat365.com/forum/ <p>I love food as well and even though I eat fairly healthy, really pretty good, I refused to diet. Recently my knees have been totally out of sorts and I need to drop 15 pounds. Used to I could run a few days and be thin, now, it does not even move the scales, thus the calorie issue. How does one come to terms with eating very little? </p> http://sweat365.com/forum/topic/476#post-1954 Mon, 14 Jul 2008 01:42:51 +0000 greenking17 1954@http://sweat365.com/forum/ <p>I too have th eproblem of eating that sugary stuff, but only if it's within my reach! As far as carbs go, I don't know much except this...good carbs (fruits veggies, etc) are great for fueling your brain and body when you are mobile i.e. working out, running, biking, cruising around at work (like I do) whatever...but carbs after your workouts that don't get used are then turning into sugars which probably make you want MORE sugar and carbs. In short, you need some carbs I think, but you also need to pick and choose when you take in your carbs so when they are there you are using them up! Make sense? I'm not even sure, but it sounds non-medically correct...</p> <p>GK </p> http://sweat365.com/forum/topic/476#post-1947 Sat, 12 Jul 2008 20:34:39 +0000 garyd 1947@http://sweat365.com/forum/ <p>Hey guys. Thanks for this post, I have a simple sugar desire quite often. Recently (about 6 weeks ago) I stopped drinking soda's and found it pretty empowering that I didn't need them (I've tried before and felt really awful). But.. about 5 days ago I got a bad idea and bought a 12 pack of Mt. Dew... emotional purchase, I guess.</p> <p>And I went off the deep end. (And thus my twitter post, brad.)</p> <p>The hard thing for me to understand at times is that I'm fairly educated in the area, am aware of the emotional choices and behaviors, yet sometimes it feels like too much.</p> <p>Thanks again for the post and all the resources.. I'm going to check some of them out. </p> http://sweat365.com/forum/topic/476#post-1945 Sat, 12 Jul 2008 18:23:30 +0000 babsburgess1 1945@http://sweat365.com/forum/ <p>Florida Running &#38; Triathlon's May/June 2008 magazine had an interesting article "Endurance Athletes and Brain Chemistry" by William Russ Scala, M.A., the founder of the Institute of Nutritional Medicine and Cardiovascular Research. The article is fairly complex, but one of the primary points is that endurance athletes often have physically taxed bodies, low resting heart rates, and low body fat. To maintain itself, the athlete's body needs protein from which it can extract amino acids and choline from essential fats. If the athlete is craving a high carbohydrate diet, he/she may not be getting enough amino acids (i.e., protein) to meet basic metabolic needs. In essence, the carve craving stems from a protein deficit. The body will then rob muscle tissue in order to obtain these amino acids. If this continues for several months, the brain's neurotransmitters (serotonin, dopamine, and GABA) will become unbalanced and this can result in the athlete feeling bad physically, insomnia, mood swings, and depression. The solution, however, lies in dietary adjustments, not in medication. The author suggests consulting a physician who is trained in the complex physiology of endurance athletes for assistance, which is probably even more important for you since you take medication for hyperthyroidism. I also think you should try keeping track of how much protein you need and take in according to your current workout regime, and see if there may be a deficit that may be causing you to crave high carbs occasionally. Good luck! </p> http://sweat365.com/forum/topic/476#post-1944 Sat, 12 Jul 2008 18:19:33 +0000 judybeckemeyer 1944@http://sweat365.com/forum/ <p>I too notice that when I eat carbs [without protein] I get in the "binge" mode. I love carbs, but they are sometimes my enemy....I start and can not stop. I try to eat more natural carbs [fresh fruits and vegetables] and less processed carbs. The more carbs I eat, the more tired I become. Again, by adding in protein it really does seem to make a difference. </p> http://sweat365.com/forum/topic/476#post-1943 Sat, 12 Jul 2008 13:25:54 +0000 mickieblueeyes 1943@http://sweat365.com/forum/ <p>I was in a bit of a sugar binge, a while back. I felt lousy. Moody, cranky and no energy. My friend told me about this book called 'Potatoes Not Prozac'. It talked about the effect sugar has on your brain chemistry. Some people are sugar sensitive. It was so inetersting. I had no idea how things worked up there. The soulution, in short, is to cut out simple sugars and caffiene, and to eat protien with everymeal along with a complex carbohydrate. It only took about a week to start feeling the difference. They also tell you to eat a potatoe before bed, which I couldn't stomach, so I don't do that. But, the rest seemed to be enough to turn things around for me Thank God. You can google the title of the book for more info. </p> http://sweat365.com/forum/topic/476#post-1940 Sat, 12 Jul 2008 02:34:27 +0000 Brad Hefta-Gaub 1940@http://sweat365.com/forum/ <p>That's a good question... I would ask your doctor what they think... but what little I know about nutrition and digestion, it seems very reasonable that carbs could cause this reaction in someone. It sounds plausible... but I'm no expert. </p> http://sweat365.com/forum/topic/476#post-1939 Fri, 11 Jul 2008 21:27:10 +0000 schitjian 1939@http://sweat365.com/forum/ <p>I was wondering does anyone else experience this. When I eat protein, exercise, drink my fluids, I feel great. Then when I begin to add carbs to my eating I get the URGE to binge, eat junk funk and I feel very tired. I know I have hypothyrodism and take medication, but could this just be how my body reacts to carbs? </p>